Inside Higher Ed · 6 days ago
Director/Department Chair and Full Professor
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$108K/yr - $197K/yrThe University of California Los Angeles is seeking a senior scholar to fill the role of Director/Department Chair and Full Professor in the Department of Social Welfare. The selected candidate will lead the department, oversee academic programs, promote transdisciplinary scholarship, and champion social justice initiatives.
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Responsibilities
Overseeing all aspects of the social welfare department, including our MSW and PhD degrees, field education, and supervision of the department's manager, who oversees all staff
Representing our school to national organizations, such as the National Association of Deans and Directors, Council for Social Work Education, and Society for Social Work Research, and within our California Deans and Directors group
Leading and building upon current fundraising opportunities with the State of California, including multi-million-dollar research and training grants
Seeking further endowments and student scholarships from public and private sources, as a key priority
Building upon our recent success in securing a three-million-dollar MSW program expansion grant in public behavioral health through the California Department of Health Care Access and Information
Seeking innovative ways of delivering instruction
Qualification
Required
Full or advanced Associate Professors with an MSW degree required
PhD in Social Work/Social Welfare or a related discipline
Visible commitment to anti-racism, and diversity, equity, and inclusion
Ability to lead and build upon current fundraising opportunities with the State of California
Experience in securing multi-million-dollar research and training grants
Experience in seeking further endowments and student scholarships from public and private sources
Preferred
Prior administrative experience is highly desired
Demonstrated leadership through their own trajectory of social welfare scholarship
Clear ability to promote a range of transdisciplinary scholarship
Company
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